Department for International Development: Departmental Responsibilities

(asked on 21st February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 26th February 2020

The Prime Minister has set out an ambitious programme to enhance the UK’s global leadership and demonstrate that the UK is open, outward-looking and confident on the world stage.

A key element of this is the UK’s continued commitment to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income on international development.

The Prime Minister is particularly keen to ensure that this money is spent well and is aligned with the UK’s foreign policy priorities. Therefore, he has appointed a fully joint junior DFID – FCO ministerial team.

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